The Yankees are shaking up their coaching staff this offseason.

SNY's Andy Martino reports that longtime bullpen coach Mike Harkey and infield/first base coach Travis Chapman will not be returning next season. Other roles are being discussed, per Martino.

Harkey was the Yankees' bullpen coach for two separate tenures. He was a part of Joe Girardi's coaching staff from 2008-2013 before joining the Diamondbacks as the team's pitching coach for two seasons. In 2016, he returned as the Yankees' bullpen coach under Girardi and then Aaron Boone.

“Had a great 16 years and I’m very grateful for the opportunity I had with the Yankee organization!" Harkey told Martino. "I wish them nothing but the best!!”

Before coaching, Harkey was an eight-year veteran (1988-97), where he pitched for the Cubs, Athletics, Angels and Dodgers. He finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 1990, when he pitched to a 12-6 record and a 3.26 ERA.

Chapman was a coach in the Yankees' minor league system before joining Boone's staff in 2022 as first base and infield coach.

The news comes the same day that the Twins were granted permission to interview Yankees hitting coach James Rowson for the open manager's job.

Martino adds that Yankees hitting coordinator Jake Hirst could be in the mix for a job on the major league staff and that Rowson is seen as a "legitimate candidate" for the Twins job.

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